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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 5502571" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>John tracked several hundred deer at a hunting lodge in south AL while working there. Very rarely did they have the advantage of cold enough temps for the meat to be good if left overnight. </p><p></p><p>He was also tracking on several thousand acres, so the issue of pushing the deer off the property was pretty low. He was not chasing the deer to make it bleed out. He was simply on the track until he got to a dead deer, even if he jumped it up a time or two.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure I agree 100% with the concept, as on a lot of property there is a very real risk of pushing it off the property and having to get permission to continue the track. But, it does work. I shot a doe with my bow on a very hot (90+ deg) afternoon in Stewart Co one year as I walked in to my stand. The deer was on alert, and whirled at the shot, and I ended up further back than I needed to be. I knew the meat would be ruined if I waited very long. So, thinking about what John had told me, I immediately took up the track. There was some hands and knees tracking through a clearcut, so it wasn't much fun. But, I found the deer dead about two hours later, and the meat was still fine.</p><p></p><p>John was frequently controversial. I suspect he took some pleasure in being so. He was one of the folks that you either liked, or really disliked. I was honored to have him as a friend for many years, and still miss not having him around. Without a doubt he was the picture beside the definition of curmudgeon. But, if you got to know him, you would realize that there was not a chance he was an idiot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 5502571, member: 1859"] John tracked several hundred deer at a hunting lodge in south AL while working there. Very rarely did they have the advantage of cold enough temps for the meat to be good if left overnight. He was also tracking on several thousand acres, so the issue of pushing the deer off the property was pretty low. He was not chasing the deer to make it bleed out. He was simply on the track until he got to a dead deer, even if he jumped it up a time or two. I'm not sure I agree 100% with the concept, as on a lot of property there is a very real risk of pushing it off the property and having to get permission to continue the track. But, it does work. I shot a doe with my bow on a very hot (90+ deg) afternoon in Stewart Co one year as I walked in to my stand. The deer was on alert, and whirled at the shot, and I ended up further back than I needed to be. I knew the meat would be ruined if I waited very long. So, thinking about what John had told me, I immediately took up the track. There was some hands and knees tracking through a clearcut, so it wasn't much fun. But, I found the deer dead about two hours later, and the meat was still fine. John was frequently controversial. I suspect he took some pleasure in being so. He was one of the folks that you either liked, or really disliked. I was honored to have him as a friend for many years, and still miss not having him around. Without a doubt he was the picture beside the definition of curmudgeon. But, if you got to know him, you would realize that there was not a chance he was an idiot. [/QUOTE]
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